PHOENIX — Phoenix's Brittney Griner and New York's Jonquel Jones are among the biggest names that will participate in the WNBA's special competitions on Friday during the league's All-Star weekend.
The WNBA also announced that Phoenix Mercury first coach and general manager Cheryl Miller will coach the WNBA All-Stars on Saturday. The national team will be led by Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve.
But the league's Skills Challenge and 3-point Contest won’t include a handful of the league’s most popular players, including Indiana’s Caitlin Clark, Chicago’s Angel Reese and New York’s Sabrina Ionescu.
Clark and Ionescu both turned down invitations to participate in the 3-point contest, the WNBA said.
The Skills Challenge will include Griner, teammate Sophie Cunningham, Atlanta's Allisha Gray, Connecticut's Marina Mabrey and Indiana's Erica Wheeler. The 3-point Contest includes Jones, Gray, Mabrey, Washington's Stefanie Dolson and Minnesota's Kayla McBride.
Griner is the only member of the U.S. Olympic Team who will participate in either competition.
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The Skills Challenge is Friday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. The All-Star game against the U.S. Olympic team is Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.